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The Fling (Playboy Pact 2 ) by M. Robinson-Review Tour

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The Fling (Playboy Pact 2 ) by M. Robinson-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 25, 2021.

What happens when you make a pact with your boys to stay single and never fall in love?

Well, you get the Playboy Pact.

I was the playmaker. The one with the best moves, the best lines. I was the best at everything….And I mean, everything.There was no woman immune to my charm. To my looks. To my bed-hopping ways.

It was supposed to be easy. A quick, fun, mind-blowing night where she screamed out my name in ecstasy.

No feelings.No past.No strings attached.

I broke the rules.I broke the pact.

I fell for her smile.Her laugh.Our instant connection.Except, I never expected to fall in love.

Especially with a single mom……Of twins.

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REVIEW:THE FLING is the second instalment in M. Robinson’s contemporary, adult PLAYBOY PACT erotic, romance series focusing on a tight knit group of friends from Tennessee: Mila, Leo, Ashton, Cain, and Sawyer. This is twenty four year olds, real estate agent Ashton Hayes, teacher Sage McCoy’s story line. THE FLING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Some background: At sixteen years of age, friends Ashton, Cain, Sawyer and Leo made a pact to remain single; a Playboy Pact to never fall in love, never settle and never marry. These are their stories.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ashton and Sage) THE FLING follows the building romance and relationship between twenty four year olds, real estate agent Ashton Hayes, teacher Sage McCoy. Eight years earlier, on her sixteenth birthday, Sage McCoy met Ashton Hayes but Sage’s ex-boyfriend was about to reclaim our story line heroine, leaving Sage wondering where everything went wrong. Fast forward to present day wherein, Sage, now a single mother of seven year old twins, will reconnect with Ashton Hayes, the man with whom Sage will fall in love but Sage’s seven year old son Haiden is about to make life difficult for our story line hero, so much so, that Ashton finds himself having to defend against a series of accusations and lies. What ensues is the second chance relationship between Ashton and Sage, as Ashton must comes to terms with falling in love with a single mother.

The relationship between Sage and Ashton began eight years earlier but Sage’s ex boyfriend refused to acknowledge their recent breakup. Having never forgotten about one another, Sage and Ashton will reconnect at a speed dating event but Sage keeps secret about her life since they met. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate but I dislike the use of a certain four letter word in my romance storylines-erotic or otherwise.

Leo, Cain and Sawyer return as Ashton’s immature and often times sexually aggressive childhood into adulthood friends. The sexually suggestive dirty talk could be considered problematic under certain circumstances but their childish behavior is more suitable to adolescent boys.

THE FLING is a story of friendships and relationships, second chances and love. The fast paced and character driven premise is energetic ; the characters are spirited and sassy; the romance is seductive-the palpable sexual attraction is hot. I did have some concerns with the actions of Sage’s seven year old son Haiden-his speech/communication and his behavior are not those of a seven year old child but of an abusive adult. A normal seven year old child would not be able to pull of some of the mischief and misbehavior as presented in the story line-his transgressions and actions could be classified as a psychological disorder. I think the author intended the story to be a rom-com, but the child’s behaviour is questionable on so many levels.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one THE KISS

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Reviewed by Sandy

Wall Street Journal & USA Bestselling Author M. Robinson loves to read. She favors anything that has angst, romance, triangles, cheating, love, and of course sex! She has been reading since the Babysitters Club and R.L. Stein.

She was born in New Jersey but was raised in Tampa Fl. She was pursuing her Ph.D in psychology, with two years left. However, she dropped out of school and became a fulltime writer.

She is married to an amazing man who she loves to pieces. They have two German Shepherd mixes, Kobe and trooper, a Wheaten Terrier, Teddy and a Tabby cat, Gio.

She feels blessed to be living her dream.

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Heavy Petting by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt tour

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Heavy Petting (Boys of the Bayou Gone Wild 2) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 25, 2021.

He’s her best friend.
A reformed bad boy turned hot teacher.
And after one spur-of-the-moment Vegas wedding… her husband.

Jordan Benoit and Fletcher Landry have been best friends since they were six. He’s always been The Guy. When she needed picked up, cheered up, or lifted up — like literally, to see the stage at a concert — Fletcher was the guy.

So when her boyfriend dumps her — on national TV — Fletcher immediately gets on a plane and comes to her rescue.

And when she ends up in a Vegas wedding chapel and needs someone to say, “I do” …yep, Fletcher’s the guy. Of course.

But being The Guy 24/7 is a lot. He just wants everyone to give him a freaking minute to get this marriage thing right. Including his sexy, sweet new wife who he’s wanted for three years. Who is exasperatingly, temptingly all-in from minute one.

Jordan knows what she wants. A life in her hometown. A job with alpacas. And Fletcher. Not necessarily in that order.

They’ve said the vows. They’d told the world. They’ve told their grandmas. Forget taking things slow. Forget just heavy petting. Forget any chance of backing out when things get tough. They’re going to have to go all the way, in every way.

After all, friends becoming lovers should be the easiest thing in the world. Right?

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REVIEW:HEAVY PETTING is the second instalment in Erin Nicholas’ contemporary, adult BOYS OF THE BAYOU GONE WILD erotic, romance series, a spin off from the author’s BOYS OF THE BAYOU series. This is elementary school teacher Fletcher Landry, and science teacher/educator Jordan Benoit’s story line. HEAVY PETTING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line or series is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Jordan and Fletcher) HEAVY PETTING follows in the aftermath of the televised breakup of Jordan Benoit, and her long time boyfriend, up and coming music star Jason Young. Since the age of fifteen Jordan and Jason have been an item but Jason’s star is on the rise, and when the opportunity to go to Nashville presented itself, Jordan didn’t hesitate to to support the man with whom she was in love but not everyone was happy with Jordan’s decision leave the Louisiana Bayou, and Fletcher Landry made his opposition known that he didn’t want to lose his best friend to a touring star. An ill-time, on air, televised Las Vegas proposal spiralled out of control, leaving a humiliated Jordan in its’ wake. Refusing to stand by and watch the woman he has always loved fall from grace, Fletcher heads to Vegas, and returns home a married man, with Jordan on his arm. What ensues is the best friends to spouses relationship between Jordan and Fletcher, and the potential fall-out as Fletcher begins to reconsider his need to always rescue our story line heroine, believing he has missed out on everything in between.

Fletcher Landry has loved, and been in love with his best friend Jordan most of his life but watched from the sidelines as our heroine fell in love with someone else. No amount of pleading could persuade Jordan to stay behind when Jason headed towards fortune and fame, but life on the road proved to be more than Jordan could have ever imagined. Jordan Benoit thought she found the one in Jason Young but never expected to become the target of both sympathy and vitriol in the wake of Jason’s televised proposal that went all to h*ll. Fletcher’s arrival in Vegas proved that Fletcher was the man who understood our heroine, the most, but always arriving at the ‘end’ meant Fletcher missed everything leading up to the big reveal.

The relationship between Jordan and Fletcher is a best friends to spouses. Fletcher knew that Jordan was the only woman he would ever love but a spontaneous Vegas wedding was a little bit more than he had bargained. Struggling with what was, and what had never been, Fletcher battled between head and heart wondering if he ever really knew the woman he loved. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Several of the previous story line and series characters cross over for cohesion and familiarity. Fletcher’s brothers Zeke and Zander figure prominently in Jordan’s return to the Bayou, as does the petting zoo where our heroine initiates an education centre for children in need.

HEAVY PETTING is a story of friendships and relationships, second chances (of a sort) and love. The character driven premise is entertaining and captivating ; the characters are fun and flirty; the romance is passionate and steamy.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one OTTERLY IRRESISTIBLE

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

 

“I also think that I need to—”
“Marry me.”
“Date you.”
They spoke at the same time.
Then stared at each other.
“What?”
“What?”
They spoke simultaneously again.
“I was trying to give you some freaking space before I said anything.” He seemed very annoyed suddenly.
She leaned in, bracing her hand on the seat between them. “The last person I need space from is you, Fletcher. I mean, we’ve basically been dating for twenty years. If dating is about getting to know someone and figuring out how well you fit with them and figuring out if you want to spend the rest of your life with them…we’ve done that.”
He shook his head. “You have got to be one of the most exasperating people in my life.”
Her eyebrows rose. “Considering your twin brothers are Zeke and Zander, being one of the most exasperating people in your life is pretty huge.”
He shook his head. “Absolutely exasperating. To think I could’ve kissed you when we were standing next to a king-sized bed and you were only in your bra and panties and you would have been all in.”
Jordan felt her cheeks flush, but she grinned widely. “I really am a pain.”
“You really are.” His gaze dropped to her mouth.
Jordan felt a zing of excitement go through her. She really wanted him to kiss her.
“I think you dating me is a great idea,” he said after a moment.
Thank God.
“You’re sure you’re done dating other people? Having fun with all those girls? All the casual relationships?” she asked.
“If it means I get to be with you? Absolutely.”
Her stomach swooped, harder and faster than before. “This isn’t crazy?”
“It makes a hell of a lot more sense than anything else. Like you dating other men. Or either of us being with anyone else.”
“We’ve never talked about this before.”
“You’ve been taken,” he said simply.
Right. That was true. And Fletcher was too good of a guy to go after another man’s girl.
She still felt compelled to say, “It’s been three years since anything happened.”
“Again, because you’ve been taken.” His voice dropped. “Only because you’ve been taken, Jordan.”
Her heart skittered at that and she wet her lips. She thought about her next words carefully. Several seconds ticked by. Then she said simply, “Prove it.”
Fletcher reached out, wrapped his big hand around her wrist, and tugged her close. He cupped the back of her head and brought her in until they were nose to nose. “This changes everything,” he said. Almost as if it was a warning.
“I know.”
“I’m the last frog you’re ever going to kiss. So be sure you want it now.”
That was exactly what she’d wanted to hear without even realizing it.


 

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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SAVAGE ENDING (Savage Series 4) by Lisa Renee Jones-Review tour

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SAVAGE ENDING (Savage Series 4) by Lisa Renee Jones-Review Tour

SAVAGE ENDING
Savage Series
by Lisa Renee Jones
Release Date: May 25, 2021
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romantic suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 25, 2021

A man, a former assassin, who is now in love, a man on his honeymoon, who vows to leave the killing behind him.

That is, until someone sets their eyes on revenge and goes after his woman. Now someone is going to find out just what a Savage he really is.

Savage Ending is the fourth and final book in the Savage Series.

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REVIEW: SAVAGE ENDING is the fourth and final instalment in Lisa Renee Jones’ contemporary, adult SAVAGE erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on former Green Beret and Walker Security specialist Rick Savage, and architect Candace Marks. The SAVAGE trilogy is a spin-off from the author’s NAKED and Dirty Rich series with the appearance of several characters from the author’s Walker Security series. SAVAGE ENDING should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book three SAVAGE LOVE.

SOME BACKGROUND: Eight years earlier Rick Savage destroyed Candace Marks’ heart when he sent a ‘Dear Candace’ letter while on assignment overseas but what Candace never knew was that Rick Savage was recruited by a covert CIA black ops unit, a unit whose former members are now in prestigious and powerful places in the US government. When a debt is called in, Rick Savage must face the inevitable including the woman whose heart he destroyed.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Rick and Candace ) SAVAGE ENDING focuses on the preparations for Rick and Candace’s upcoming wedding. One week before our couple say their “I dos” another debt is called in and Rick finds himself travelling across country to retrieve a package for a former friend and Green Beret. Meanwhile, Candace has secured a contract to design a new building but for our leading couple, the timing of both events doesn’t sit well. Along with Walker Security specialists Asher and Adam, Rick heads to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on his way to Colorado, as Candace works on final preparations for their upcoming wedding. Prepared for the worse, Rick, Asher and Adam face down an unknown enemy, while Candace continues to worry, that nothing is as it appears to be, including her latest design client.

SAVAGE ENDING nicely wraps up Candace and Rick’s happily ever after but getting there is a little more trouble than either one expected. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is spicy and hot; the characters are energetic and wonderful-Asher and Adam are feisty and fun. SAVAGE ENDING introduces another new character allowing the author many more directions for her series of romantic suspense.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Savage Hunger
Savage Burn
Savage Love

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Reviewed by Sandy

I stand willingly in front of Rick, naked while he is not. His gaze is hot, intimate. When his eyes meet mine, he says, “You hesitated.”

“I did not hesitate,” I say, closing the space between us and pressing my hand to his jaw. “I was thinking about the very first time you told me to undress for you. Do you remember?”

Tension slides from his shoulders as if my answer is the exact one he needs, and he wraps his arms around my waist. “I remember that night well.” His voice lowers seductively. “I spanked you.” His lips curve. “And you liked it.”

“Are you going to spank me now?” I dare, so far from intimidated by anything that happens between me and this man. He demands. And I have learned over time that while it defies my strong will and independence in the bedroom, I like when he’s in control.

“Not tonight,” he says, easing me onto his lap so I’m straddling him.

I wrap my arms around his neck and he adds, “All or nothing.”

“All or nothing,” I repeat.

His lashes lower, the lines of his face sharp. “I’m still Savage, Candace,” he says, his eyes meeting mine again. “That part of me still exists.”

“Why are you saying this?” I ask.

“Because this mission, this blast from the past, reminded me of who I am.”

“And you think I need to be reminded?”

“Yes,” he says without hesitation. “You do. You’re about to marry me.”

“I’m marrying the love of my life. And that’s you, Rick. All of you.”

“Love is blind.”

“I know who you are, Rick Savage. And for the record, you can’t deny who you are. Not and live a happy life. And I don’t want you to deny who you are. That’s never been my message.”

“I know that, too,” he says. “But I’ve tried anyway.”

That one statement terrifies me. I’ve tried anyway. It’s like a ball rolling toward a waterfall in slow motion, but eventually, it tumbles over the edge. My hands go to his shoulders, his muscles flexing beneath my touch. “That’s a problem for us. It’s a big problem.”

I try to climb off of him, but he catches my waist with a powerful arm around my body. “It’s not a problem,” he insists.

“No one should marry someone they can’t be themselves with. Every time you think you have to be something you’re not for me, it divides us.”

“I don’t want to be something I’m not with you, Candace. I want to be a better man for you.”

“I just want you to be you.”

“I want to be a better man for me, too. But you know, sometimes some people just need to die, Candace.”

I blink with the sudden shift from being a better man to wanting to kill someone. But that’s the point of all of this. That’s where he was taking me and us.

I’m flying blind right now, unsure about what happened to place him in this state of mind, but I know one thing: Rick is a good man. He doesn’t kill for money or pleasure. “I love you, Rick Savage. Be who you are and do what you do for the right reasons. And you do. Always.”

“Even if it means hunting down a bastard and killing him?”

He says it so matter-of-factly, but I know him. It’s anything but. Someone has made Rick’s personal hit list. There are no names on that list, at least, none that are living. “Can it be after the honeymoon?” I ask, quite seriously.

He laughs and cups my head and presses our foreheads together. “You really get me, don’t you?”

My hand finds his face. “And you get me. Rick—”

I never finish my sentence. I don’t even remember what I was going to say. He pulls me closer and claims my mouth, and it’s a tender kiss, a kiss void of the dominance I’d expected from him only minutes before. I moan with the sensations that spiral through me and just that easily, the air shifts, and our mood darkens, roughens. Suddenly, we are wild, kissing as if we will never again. Touching each other everywhere, and I’m tugging at his shirt. He pulls it over his head and tosses it, and my gaze falls on the heart that says San Antonio in the center, the heart I know he got for me. Because that’s where we met, that’s where he left me and found me again.

My fingers curl on top of it and I whisper, “You really never forgot me.”

“Never,” he says, and as our eyes collide, he says it again, a rasp of emotion in his voice. “Never.” And then he’s kissing me again and I’m touching him and arching into him…

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Lisa Renee JonesNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT series.

In addition to the success of Lisa’s INSIDE OUT series, she has published many successful titles. The TALL, DARK AND DEADLY series and THE SECRET LIFE OF AMY BENSEN series, both spent several months on a combination of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling lists. Lisa is also the author of the bestselling the bestselling DIRTY MONEY and WHITE LIES series. And will be publishing the first book in her Lilah Love suspense series with Amazon Publishing in March 2018.

Prior to publishing Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by the Dallas Women’s Magazine. In 1998 Lisa was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.

Lisa loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her at www.lisareneejones.com and she is active on Twitter and Facebook daily.

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When Darkness Ends (Moments in Boston) by Marni Mann-Review Tour

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When Darkness Ends (Moments in Boston 3) by Marni Mann-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 25, 2021

You never forget your first love … even when he becomes a memory.

There was before.
When we were together, when we were happy.
When we had nothing but dreams.
When not a single bad thing could ever happen because we were young and in love.

And there was after.
When the unthinkable occurs, how do you count time, knowing how precious it is?
When dreams turn to nightmares, how do you wake up every day and choose to go on?
When you have a chance to save another, how can you not?

Even if it changes everything.
Even if it destroys you.

A harrowing, heartbreaking dark contemporary romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann, the third installment in the Moments in Boston series of stand-alones that explores the darkest nights and brightest dawns of the heart. A book that will leave you aching … and looking over your shoulder.

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REVIEW:You know the tingly nervous feeling you get when you go on a first or when you’re really looking forward to doing something? Well this book is the epitome of that feeling. When Darkness Ends is the third in Moments In Boston series by Marni Mann and can be read as a standalone or in order of the series. The author provides enough information from past books in the series, so reading as a standalone isn’t too bad, as always though, reading a series in order is the best way to go.

Pearl and Ashe are so much fun to read, their story is so emotional and moving. Both main characters are fantastic in their own ways, but together they were even better. The story its self is so emotional, it’s also just a little heavy, it’s not one that you feel light and happy after reading. There are parts of the story that are amazing, the connection between Pearl and Ashe, and Dylan and her Gran, then the darker parts of the story kicks in and it gets down to the nitty gritty. You will cry, prepare for it now friends, this book is going to tear into your heart and leave you wanting more.

Marni Mann has a way of writing that leaves you yearning for more when you finish, WDE is true to this as well. I couldn’t put it down when I started it and WOW! I sent this to as many of my reader friends as I could! Way to go!

Previous reviews and reading order

When Ashes Fall
When We Met

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Reviewed by Sarah

Best-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.

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Undercover Wolf by Paige Tyler – a Review

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Undercover Wolf by Paige Tyler – a Review

 

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Description:
An unexpected partnership leads two wolves to reconsider everything they know…

Alpha werewolf Harley Grant isn’t exactly comfortable with her inner wolf. Even though she’s on a STAT Team where she can use her abilities because her teammates know about her, she refuses to do so, putting herself and sometimes them at risk.

Alpha werewolf Sawyer Bishop would give anything for his M16 Team to know about his inner wolf, but his teammates are mistrustful of anyone or anything with inhuman abilities. When he meets Harley on an overlapping case and realizes she’s a fellow wolf, he’s more than a little intrigued.

Now that STAT and MI6 have to team up to stop a crew of supernatural bad guys intent on causing a nuclear meltdown, Harley can no longer deny her wolf and Sawyer can no longer hide his. As they grow closer to resolving the case and grow closer to each other, they discover things aren’t what they seem and revenge could cost them their lives.

 

 

Review:

Undercover Wolf by Paige Tyler is the 2nd book in her STAT (Special Threat Assessment Team) series.  The STAT series is sort of a spin off from Tyler’s SWAT series.  The STAT team is assigned unsolvable cases, which will include supernatural creatures.

Undercover Wolf starts with a bang, as the STAT team is in a Paris nightclub investigating a trafficking ring, when they are surprised that another group, M16 is also on this same mission.  We meet Harley, a member of STAT, who is a werewolf, as is some of other members of their team; she ends up helping Sawyer, one of the M16 leaders, who is also a werewolf.  Both teams will agree to work together to stop the ring, made up of supernatural criminals. The STAT members notice that Sawyer is a werewolf, but the M16 team has no idea, and Sawyer is determined to keep it quiet, since he is not sure how his team would react.

Once the teams work together to investigate the ring, it becomes obvious that there is more to the trafficking ring and the kidnappings of supernatural beings.  When some of their teammates on other assignments are murdered, it becomes apparent that someone in the past is out for revenge, and using supernatural people to kill, causing chaos and destruction.  Sawyer recognizes the leader as someone they thought was dead, but now the enemy has become ultra-powerful, and increasing difficult to stop.

What follows is an action packed, non-stop, exciting thriller that held me on the edge of my seat throughout, unable to put the book down.   There were so many dire situations that had the team in danger, with their lives hanging by a thread.    Both Harley and Sawyer had issues with their family not knowing or accepting what they were.  Harley never used her ability to bring out her wolf; will she finally use it to save Sawyer? I loved that over a short period of time, Harley and Sawyer began to have strong feelings and the chemistry between them sizzled; soon they will realize that maybe their relationship is the ‘One’, destined to each other (a werewolf legend).  They were so great together, and also a great couple. I also thought the STAT team members were awesome; Caleb, Jake, Jen, Misty, Forest.

Undercover Wolf was an exciting, action packed non-stop adventure from start to finish, with great secondary characters, and a great couple.  The villains were evil, violent and fully dangerous, with amazing supernatural abilities that were difficult for the team to fight against.  So many times, I held my breath to see who would survive.  Once again Paige Tyler gives us another fantastic story, which I cannot wait to see what she has in store of us next. I wholly suggest you read this series.

Reviewed by Barb

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Crazy About a Cowboy by Dylann Crush – Review & Excerpt

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Crazy About a Cowboy by Dylann Crush – Review & Excerpt

 

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Description:
Local cowboy Jasper Taylor has to decide if it’s more important to help his hometown of Ido, Texas win a contest or for him to win the heart of the woman he loves.

The little town of Ido, Texas, is up against some big competition. With the state tourism department on a search for the most romantic town in Texas, Ido is pulling out all the stops to win the title. Leading the effort is the newly appointed hospitality host Jasper Taylor. If he can secure the honor for Ido, he’ll be able to hang onto his family’s land.

But when the reigning Miss Lovin’ Texas and celebrity judge, Delilah Stone, rolls into town, she isn’t exactly welcomed with open arms. Delilah’s ready to put her beauty queen days behind her, and the only thing standing in her way is spending the next thirty days in Ido. It should be an easy gig, but someone in town is tired of all of the recent publicity. Somehow everything that ought to go right is suddenly going wrong.

Now it’s up to Jasper to convince Delilah to give Ido another chance by showing her just how romantic the small town can be…without losing his own heart in the process.

Review:

Crazy About a Cowboy by Dylann Crush is the 3rd book in her Tying the Knot in Texas series.  Crazy about a Cowboy was another fun read in this series, with a fabulous couple who were steamy together.  Delilah Stone, is the current ‘Miss Lovin Texas”, who is in the middle of judging various small towns to choose the most romantic town.  Delilah is on the last leg of this trip, planning to end her days as a pageant queen, moving on to a normal life, running her own business; but Delilah has to spend the last 30 days in the town of IDo.

Jasper Taylor has spent his whole life in IDo, helping his family with their successful pecan farm.  But in the last storm, much of their crop was destroyed, which will take a couple of years to regrow. Jasper hopes to convince his father and brothers on his idea to change over the barn to have weddings, giving them enough money to help regenerate the farming. 

Lacey (a previous heroine) is the mayor, and she is determined to win the contest of most romantic small town, and pushes Jasper to be the town’s hospitality host and show Delilah everything about the town.  Jasper was a sweet, wonderful person, always looking out for his family and the town.  Delilah was the surprise, as she was not the usual snobbish queen, but ultra-nice and friendly to everyone, not to mention beautiful.   Jasper at first was somewhat shy, but soon their relationship went to fun friends, then to lovers.  They made such a great couple, enjoying each other’s company, and sizzling chemistry. Will Delilah allow herself to fall in love with Jasper, and stay in IDo?

Delilah got to spend time with Jasper’s family, which were also fun; especially with the bantering between them all.  There is an added element of a brother who left town awhile ago, due to doing something crooked, and Jasper has kept his secret, warning him to never come back; but to his dismay, that will change.

Crazy About a Cowboy was a fun, sweet, entertaining and charming small-town romance, with a great couple and wonderful secondary characters.  Dylann Crush once again gives us a wonderful enjoyable story, that was very well written.  The entire series of three book so far, reads very well as a standalone, but why miss the fun, start with the first book.

Reviewed by Barb

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Jasper ran his palms over his denim-clad thighs. Delilah Stone had been in town for less than five minutes and he’d already screwed up. How the hell would he explain to his dad that he’d managed to ruin Ido’s run for the title before the judge even made it up the steps of city hall?
“What in the world happened?” Lacey entered her office, her cheeks flushed.
He jumped to his feet. “I don’t know. I was cleaning the pigeon shit off the sidewalk and all of a sudden there she was.”
“You didn’t hear her? See her heading your way?”
Jasper shook his head. “I came around the corner and before I knew what was happening she was soaked through.”
“Don’t worry, you’ll fix this.” Lacey crossed her arms over her chest, her mouth set in a determined line.
“Me?” His stomach dipped. “How do you expect me to do that?”
“I need a hospitality host, and you owe me.”
“Wait a sec. I said I was sorry and I meant it. But I don’t think—”
The office door creaked open. Delilah Stone entered. She’d changed into dry clothes, but her hair still hung in damp curls, framing her heart-shaped face. He’d expected the beauty queen to be, well, beautiful. But beautiful was too dull a word to do justice to the gorgeous woman who’d just entered the mayor’s office.
Lacey rounded the desk and moved toward the door. “Ms. Stone, welcome.”
Jasper rose to his full height and drew in a breath. Then he forced what he hoped looked like a reassuring grin and turned it on Miss Lovin’ Texas herself.
She might have been drenched from head to toe a few minutes ago, but she handled herself with the composure of a queen. Her spine ramrod straight, her face scrubbed free of any trace of makeup, she entered the office like she owned the place.
“We’re thrilled to be hosting you as part of the Most Romantic Small Town in Texas competition.” Lacey glanced toward him and he braced himself for the inevitable introduction. “I’d like you to meet Jasper Taylor, our hospitality host. He’ll be your main point of contact while you’re here in town.”
Jasper shot a look to Lacey, who lifted one shoulder in a slight shrug. Great. He didn’t want to undermine the mayor, even if she’d made an incorrect assumption that he’d changed his mind about taking on the role. He’d let it go for now. But once Ms. Stone left the office, he’d have to set Lacey straight.
“It’s nice to meet you, Ms. Stone. I’m sorry about getting you all wet. Although I’ve gotta say, you look just as pretty soaked right through as you did when you won your title.” He had to give major props to the beauty queen, she didn’t flinch as she slid her hand against his.
Delilah glanced over to Lacey. What the heck was wrong with him? Based on how he was handling his interaction with Delilah, she’d probably never believe he actually held a degree in business and had aced his professional communications courses. For some reason his tongue seemed to get all hog-tied when facing the woman with the smoky green eyes who held the fate of Ido in her soft, delicate hands.
She slipped her fingers out of his grip and followed Lacey toward the desk. “It’s my pleasure, Mr. Taylor.”
“Oh, you can call me Jasper.”
“It’s my pleasure then, Jasper.” The tight smile she gave him held more than a hint of frustration, making him think she’d rather slap him than have to rely on him for anything during her time in Ido. She probably thought Lacey was crazy for putting her trust in him. At least they were on the same page with regard to that.

 

 

 

 

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The Spy in 3B (Covert Affairs 1) by Nana Malone-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 25, 2021.

Sometimes, romance is (also) hiding in plain sight.

It’s hard to fill out a dating profile when everything you write is a lie. But in her line of work, Lyra can’t exactly tell the truth. And she’s determined to get over the man who broke her heart by moving on, so here she is, lying on a dating app. Then again, so is he.

Lyra is no marketing consultant, but a plucky undercover operator. Marcus isn’t really a videogame designer, but he is obsessive over codes. Both of them are elite undercover agents, and unknown to each other, are each tracking down the same dangerous double agent. As the case heats up, so does their chemistry…but their mutual desire to come clean becomes more impossible with every lie.

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REVEW:  THE SPY IN 3B is the first instalment in Nana Malone’s contemporary, adult COVERT AFFAIRS romantic suspense duet focusing on British Exodus agent Marcus Black, and The Firm’s Lyra ‘Adamson’ Wilkinson.Told from dual first person perspectives (Marcus and Lyra) THE SPY IN 3B follows the building romance and relationship between British Exodus agent Marcus Black, and The Firm’s Lyra Wilkinson, only there is a caveat-neither one knows the other is Black Ops agent working opposite sides of the pond. Lyra Wilkinson has been ordered by her superiors to enter into a committed relationship with someone outside of The Firm-enter Lyra’s neighbor-Marcus Black-a game designer by day, a British agent by night. A series of failed attempts to date, and an overlap of assignments figures prominently into Lyra and Marcus’s fledgling relationship but all is about to spiral out of control as both The Firm and Exodus have been assigned the same target. What ensues is the uneasy but building relationship between Lyra and Marcus, and the potential fall-out as secrets are about to be revealed.

The Firm and Exodus were once part of the same Deep Ops group but a fall-out between the original partners led to the break down, and start up of two entirely different Black Ops operations, both doing the same work, but in opposition to one another. Unbeknownst to our leading couple, The Firm and Exodus are about to execute a similar assignment, placing Lyra and Marcus on opposing teams.

The relationship between Lyra and Marcus is one of immediate attraction but both have loved and lost in the past. Lyra feels compelled to obey her superiors but is blindsided when her past is assigned to her team. Marcus knows love and loss first hand, but knows Lyra may be the woman that can free his heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to friends and fellow operatives: Roz’s best friend and agent Addie Franklin; their boss Roz, and Lyra’s ex Tyler Warden, as well as Marcus’ best friend and partner Rhodes Matheson.

THE SPY IN 3B is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, attraction, relationships, friendships and betrayal. The premise is engaging and entertaining; the romance is captivating; the characters are energetic and secretive. THE SPY IN 3B ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today bestseller Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion, and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.

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The Promised Queen by Jeffe Kennedy – a Review

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In The Promised Queen, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as Con, Lia, and their allies sacrifice everything in a final bid to destroy the corrupt empire.

Claim the hand that wears the ring, and the empire falls.

Conrí, former Crown Prince of Oriel, claimed the hand that wears the Abiding Ring, but the prophecy remains unfulfilled. Queen Euthalia of Calanthe returned to her island kingdom, but broken in mind and body. With the blood of war unleashing ancient terrors, Calanthe isn’t the haven it once was.

Lia must use her magical bond with Calanthe to save their people while Con fights to hold off the vengeful Emperor Anure and his wizards. Con and Lia will have to trust in each other—and in love—to fend off ultimate disaster.

 

 

 

Review:

The Promised Queen by Jeffe Kennedy is the 3rd and final book in her Forgotten Empires series.  The story picks up shortly after the last book left off, with Lia having been brought back from death, and broken.  Lia continues with terrible nightmares, especially with her land being torn apart, due to Calanthe’s wild crazed reactions to her death.  Conri refuses to leave her side, and gradually she will work to calm and bring Calanthe into control, as well as recovering from her horrific injuries; such as losing her hand and the orchid finger. The evil emperor, Anure and his wizards who tortured Lia, are still around, but not knowing that Lia still lives, as they continue to batter Calanthe.  When Conri sees Lia continually faltering, he realizes she is starving, and needs his blood, which will bring her fully back, and in time, her injuries will slowly regenerate. Calanthe will then be magically restored, thanks to Lia’s influence.

As Lia recovers, she learns about their marriage that is now broken, due to her death, but both still love each other.  Lia knows Conri is out for revenge, and in her insecurity, she feels he will want to go home to his land; and since she cannot leave Calanthe; they may not have a future.  They made a great couple, over two books, their love for each other was very apparent, and I hoped somehow things would work out.

Conri, loves Lia, but he is determined to avenge what has been done to her, as well as save many prisoners held by Anure, some of those former royals of their own lands. Lia is a wonderful heroine, who is tough, independent, and steps up to strengthen her supernatural ability; she is still tied to the island, but opens herself to embrace her powers, especially to help Conri, when he goes to free the captives. Together with the team, they manage to convince Conri that his plan was sure to fail, with lives lost, a new plan gives them a chance.  Who will survive?

What follows is a fantastic fantasy set in a world of magic with an amazing queen who continues to learn how to use more of her powers. As we raced to the exciting climax, it was amazing to watch Lia become the Promised Queen that she was destined to be.

Jeffe Kennedy has created some wonderful characters, Lia, Conri, Sonia, Kara, Ibolya, Vesno, Ambrose, Merle, Brenda and Agatha to name a few. To tell too much more would be spoilers, and I do not want to ruin this book for you.  You need to read and enjoy every moment. 

THE PROMISED QUEEN is the exciting and satisfying conclusion to this wonderful trilogy, very well written by Jeffe Kennedy. I loved both Lia and Conri, who were fabulous heroes.  If you enjoy exciting fantasy, romance, great couple, wonderful characters, you need to read this series.

Reviewed by Barb

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